Oliveira M P, Silva M T
Department of Psychiatry, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Subst Use Misuse. 2000 Sep;35(11):1573-83. doi: 10.3109/10826080009148231.
In this first study on gambling in Brazil, pathological and non-pathological gamblers were surveyed at three bingo clubs, one video poker club, and one horse-racing club in São Paulo. The South Oaks Gambling Screen and a questionnaire were administered to 171 subjects. When compared to nonpathological gamblers, a significantly higher proportion of pathological gamblers played cards, horse races, video poker, and dice in their lifetime. The two groups were similar with respect to socially acceptable games such as lotteries, bingo, sports, and the stock market. No significant differences were observed in drug consumption except for a higher lifetime consumption of tobacco among pathological gamblers. Only 4.9% of the gamblers sought help for gambling-related problems, suggesting that gambling is not generally perceived as a mental health problem by these subjects.
在巴西关于赌博的第一项研究中，对圣保罗的三家宾果俱乐部、一家视频扑克俱乐部和一家赛马俱乐部的病态和非病态赌徒进行了调查。对171名受试者进行了南橡树赌博筛查和问卷调查。与非病态赌徒相比，病态赌徒一生中玩纸牌、赛马、视频扑克和骰子的比例显著更高。两组在彩票、宾果游戏、体育和股票市场等社会可接受的游戏方面相似。除了病态赌徒一生中烟草消费量较高外，在药物消费方面未观察到显著差异。只有4.9%的赌徒因赌博相关问题寻求帮助，这表明这些受试者一般不认为赌博是心理健康问题。
